Yes, There is a God

I'm reading a profound book called What's So Great About Christianity by Dinesh D'Souza. D'Souza came to North Greenville for Christian Worldview Week this year. He was intriguing and fascinating. He attempts in his book to show that God does exist. What makes his presentation so interesting is the fact that he endeavors to do with without using the Bible for support.

So many times, Christians try to convince atheists that God exists by using "God's book" as their backing. While it is true that the Bible is ultimate truth, atheists will not accept this as adequate proof because they do not believe in God at all. God is so much bigger than we often imagine him to be, and he has placed his fingerprints on all of creation, not just scripture. D'Souza points this out through government, science, and social constructs. I highly recommend this read to anyone who wants to strengthen their witness to an atheistic world.

One part of the book explains how science has indeed determined that the world was created. D'Souza argues that the creator of the world is outside of the world/universe and time itself, much like the author of a book is outside of the book he writes. I will leave you with one of D'Souza's most interesting observations:

"It seems at this point that we have established the existence of a creator, but nothing can be known about the nature of that creator. I submit that this is not so. Many attributes of the creator remain unknown or hidden, but there are some conclusions that we can reasonably draw from what we know. As the universe was produced by creative act, it is reasonable to infer that it was produced by some sort of mind. Mind is the origin of matter, and it is mind that produces matter, rather than the other way around. As the universe comprises the totality of nature, containing everything that is natural, its creator must necessarily be outside of nature. As the creator used no natural laws or forces to create the universe, the creator is clearly supernatural. As space and time are within the universe, the creator is also outside space and time, which is to say eternal. As the universe is material, the creator is immaterial, which is to say spiritual. As the universe was created from nothing, the creator is incomprehensibly powerful, or as best we can tell, omnipotent [...] It provides, for all who take the trouble to understand and reflect upon it, powerful and convincing evidence exists of an eternal, supernatural being that created our world and everything in it."

Isn't that amazing. How great is our God!